PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Giuliani (ranked 2681 p4p, 23240 weight class) and Cole Hotman (ranked 296 p4p, 640 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cole Hotman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Giuliani
vs
Hotman

184 cm
23
162
7 - 7 - 0

170 cm
23
155
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Giuliani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Hotman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotman throws a wild body kick that Giuliani sees coming a mile off.
Giuliani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hotman throws a head kick but Giuliani moves out of range.
Hotman throws a head kick but Giuliani moves out of range.
Giuliani misses with a series of wild punches.
Hotman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hotman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cole Hotman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hotman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hotman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Giuliani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hotman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Giuliani throws a big counter combination but Hotman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hotman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hotman with a nice calf kick.
Hotman connects with a high kick.
Hotman misses with a leg kick.
Hotman looks to land a body kick but Giuliani moved away.
Giuliani throws a big counter combination but Hotman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Giuliani misses.
Hotman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hotman throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hotman.
Hotman scores with a leg kick.
Giuliani fails to land with a series of punches.
Hotman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hotman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hotman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Giuliani misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hotman.
Giuliani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hotman.
Giuliani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hotman misses with a head kick.
Hotman throws a body kick that misses.
Giuliani lands an overhand right.

Giuliani lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hotman sprawling to the canvas. Giuliani follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hotman hang on?

Hotman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giuliani is pressing down on Hotman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hotman is holding on for now.
Hotman is still in real trouble! Can Giuliani finish him?
Giuliani prevents Hotman from improving his position.
Hotman gets full guard.
Hotman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hotman seems to have recovered his senses.
Hotman being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hotman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hotman keeps trying to improve his position.
Hotman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giuliani won't allow Hotman to sweep him here.
Giuliani pushes down on Hotman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hotman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hotman.
Giuliani sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hotman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Giuliani lands with a hook. Hotman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hotman is looking to land body kicks.
Hotman slips a jab and a cross from Giuliani.
Hotman is looking to slow Giuliani down with leg kicks.
Hotman misses with a kick to the body.
Giuliani blocks a head kick by Hotman.
A little feinted left hand from Giuliani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Giuliani lands.
Hotman throws a wild body kick that Giuliani sees coming a mile off.
Giuliani is looking for a counter combo.
Giuliani misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Hotman tenderised Giuliani's leg. Giuliani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hotman scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hotman tries a low kick but Giuliani avoids it.
Giuliani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hotman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giuliani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hotman misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Giuliani misses the target.
Hotman throws the kick towards the body but Giuliani avoids it.
Hotman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Giuliani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Giuliani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giuliani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hotman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giuliani throws a big counter combination but Hotman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giuliani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giuliani lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hotman backs up against the cage.
Hotman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giuliani is able to avoid easily.
Giuliani throws a right hand that Hotman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hotman also avoids with ease.
Hotman throws a nice head kick!
Giuliani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hotman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giuliani's sensitive parts.
Giuliani lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hotman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Giuliani and Hotman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Giuliani.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Giuliani!
Our winner, Rudy Giuliani, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.